Sunday, February 12, 2012

Sunday Night Humor: Portlandia

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I've heard a lot of praise for this show, and as a Portlander with a twisted sense of humor, I expected to like it. Tried an episode, though, and it delivered only about 30 seconds of smiles. The rest was tiresome and dumb. I'll take your word for it, though, and try another.

Anyone who resists animation is missing at least three of the best comedy series for adults now, in ARCHER (FX), THE VENTURE BROS. (Adult Swim on the Cartoon Network), and FUTURAMA (new episodes on Comedy Central, and widely syndicated in repeats). Though even THE SIMPSONS isn't quite as tired as SNL. PORTLANDIA (IFC) I can take or leave, and I like TODD MARGARET slightly better, though it definitely tends to run its primary joke into the ground. I'd like the ONION show a little better if it took a bit more of a stand, though it's solid in its mockery of how news is presented on television.

I've never liked Fred Armisen on SNL, so was not convinced that this would be the show for me--and a few minutes into the skit, I felt sure I was right. Both of them just seem so smug, like they know they're the smartest people in the room.

/Would much rather watch THE SIMPSONS in syndication--and their 500th episode next Sunday night.

Up here in Seattle we got so tired of seeing those incessant "Portlandia" birds everywhere that we decided to take action. Check out http://www.PutAPlaneOnIt.com and https://www.facebook.com/PutAPlaneOnIt. Go Jet City!

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